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Chapter 143 - 143 106 Have Subordinates Roll Up_2

143: Chapter 106, Have Subordinates Roll Up_2 143: Chapter 106, Have Subordinates Roll Up_2 “I won’t beat around the bush.

Starting from today, each team will be assigned a specific area for land reclamation, to be carried out individually with monthly evaluations.

The top five teams will receive an additional 1 pound of meat and 5 pounds of mixed grain per month.

The rewards for the best performing team will be doubled.

As for the worst performing five teams, the team leader should provide me a satisfactory explanation.

If not, the leader will be dismissed, and the food rations of all his team members will be reduced by 5 pounds per month.”

Later, the draft animals and farming tools will be distributed to each team.

How you distribute them within your teams is none of my business.

Ultimately, I only care about results.

Anyone who dares to drag the team down will have his legs broken first!”

Master Hudson harshly proclaimed.

The efficiency of shirking work is too low.

He must find a way to make his labor force work harder.

Otherwise, how can Master Hudson’s dream of living like a Major Noble be fulfilled?

Theoretically speaking, directly allocating property to each household can best improve productivity.

Unfortunately, such unconventional actions that defy established practices often set unpleasant precedents.

As a legitimate Noble, Hudson did not want to be viewed as a nonconformist.

If others find him disagreeable, and report him to the Capital for not fulfilling his duties as a Noble Lord, he could have his noble title revoked by the King himself, which would be a severe blow.

Make no mistake about it, such precedents already exist.

History is full of peculiar incidents.

Many issues do not depend on intrinsic merit or faults, if everyone around you thinks you’re wrong, then you are definitely wrong.

Don’t bother arguing, as one person can never change the perception of a group.

Perhaps one day in the future, matters will be redefined more objectively, but by then, you, who violated the rules, will not be around to see it.

Moreover, during the large-scale land reclamation process, teamwork is essential.

Making the labor force work harder should suffice, there is no need to put yourself in the eye of the storm.

If he were to enforce some sort of family responsibility system, presumably the most resistant would be the domain people.

Living under a Lord, life might not necessarily be good, but it would definitely have less worries.

They might lack freedom, but from birth to death, they do not need to worry about anything.

Even in the event of a disaster, it would fall to the Lord to look after them, after all, he can’t allow his people to starve to death.

This is unlike the powerful clans of the former Eastern dynasty, who could rely on their clan unity to resist risks, with the potential for feudal reforms.

The serfs without a clan face almost zero risk resistance if they were to go it alone.

Any disaster could take away everything they have.

The Lord’s decision is final, and the heads of the teams, none of whom want broken legs, instantly lost their good mood.

They originally thought that by becoming team leaders and gaining the Lord’s trust, they could enjoy a happy life and reach the pinnacle of their lives.

Reality proved there is no free lunch in this world.

Reaping benefits without doing any work is impossible.

Nobody dared to ignore Hudson’s warning.

When Noble Lords threaten to break legs, they really mean it.

No one felt that their own legs were more important than a Noble Lord’s reputation.

Watching his subordinates’ worried faces, Hudson had no inclination to help them out.

Especially at times like these, it was crucial to nurture their abilities.

Whether one is competent or not will show as soon as the land reclamation project starts.

If they prove to be useless, they might as well be disposed of sooner rather than later.

At the entrepreneurial stage, even one incompetent person in the management layer can cause significant damage.

Thankfully, he has over twenty thousand domain people.

With careful selection, he should be able to find some promising talents.

…

In the Maple Domain, Baron Katelai, envious, watches his neighboring domain eagerly engaging in land reclamation.

From the same starting point, their land was progressing at high speed, and here he was, still struggling to make ends meet.

The notion that the Southern Frontier was abundant with gold and that merely sowing some seeds could result in a bountiful harvest, now sounded unconvincing to Baron Katelai.

Even though the Southeastern Province was rich, and his lands were fertile, it didn’t equate to wealth.

In order to rise to prosperity, land development was a prerequisite.

Given the present development state of the Maple Domain, even maintaining a balance of payments was a challenge.

“Uncle Holman, any news on those slaves our Clan sent over?

How far have they reached and when will they arrive?”

Baron Katelai asked, concerned.

The shortage of labor had become the key factor inhibiting the development of Maple Domain.

In the absence of enough domestic animals and serfs, his only option was to consider utilising Orc Slaves.

“If we calculate the days, they should’ve just entered the Southeastern Province.

They should be reaching the domain in no more than a half-month’s time.

However, Katelai, managing these Orc Slaves won’t be easy.

You will need to train them well before they start obeying orders.

Also, this batch of slaves sent by our family consists of several dozen different species, language communication alone is going to be a huge challenge.”